Senior Software Engineer - Apps

• Build metadata extraction apps for a wide range of databases, SaaS tools, and data systems using Atlan s App Framework.
• Work with product managers to refine requirements and define what metadata should be extracted and how it s modeled.
• Explore and connect to sources via APIs, SDKs, and database connectors.
• Write clean, maintainable Python code, leveraging framework abstractions for publishing, lineage computation, and state diffing.
• Test and validate extraction logic using sandboxes and mock environments.
• Contribute to a culture of observability, logging, and structured debugging to ensure metadata flows are reliable.
• Collaborate with the App Framework team to suggest improvements, spot abstraction gaps, and shape the developer experience.
  

What makes you a match

• Strong fluency in databases comfortable writing SQL across multiple dialects, with a solid grasp of NoSQL concepts and how schemas evolve across systems.
• A strong grasp of APIs and protocols HTTP/REST fundamentals, authentication (OAuth2, API keys), pagination, and working with JSON/XML payloads; familiarity with GraphQL is a plus.
• Solid programming skills writing clean, maintainable scripts and modules, using async patterns where needed, and incorporating tests and logging into your work.
• Good habits around testing, debugging, and observability writing unit tests, using structured logs, and validating extraction logic in sandboxed environments.
• Curiosity around AI tools willing to leverage AI to accelerate coding, debugging, and documentation.
• Collaborative mindset to work closely with product managers to clarify requirements and ensure metadata extraction aligns with product goals